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MONDAY JANUARY 9 2006 WWW.NETXNEWS.NET VOLUME XXXIV NO. XY A little Wolverine Wisdom B4 ' ,.. W ') 6 j.,f.Vl V ! i Should football be our future? A7 IS o Campus ready for MLK Commemoration Southern Poverty Law Center co-founder Morris Dees Jr. will be delivering the keynote speech for UVSC's 12th Annual Mar- tin Luther King K , Jr. Commemoration taking place Jan. 10-11. A3 Pop Art at the Woodbury UVSC's own Woodbury Art Museum is now featuring some of the works by famous Pop artisits like Warhol and Lichensfein. CI Wolverines claw the Sun Devils In the biggest win in UVSC history the Men's Basketball team beat Arizona State 75-74 in Tempe. C6 Silverman is magic! Shocking comic Sarah Silverman belts out dirty songs and edgy jokes in Jesus is Magic. B3 9 Pop Art exhibit, Woodbury Gallery, through Feb.4. Morris Dees, Ragan Theater, 10 a.m. I I MLK Commemoration, schedule of events on A3 DD Patrick Combs, Ragan Theater, 12 p.m. MLK Commemoration, schedule of events on A3 0(? Fr. Imad Moustapha, Ambassador of Syria, Yi LA101, 10 a.m. D! Final Day for Homecoming Parade Resgistration UVSC girads gefi fiGne gireeon New report shows that when it comes to first-year salaries Wolverines make the most Vegor Pedersen News Writer X 'X f ith the state's legislative ses- s I sion just around the corner V V UVSC got some good news as a recent report shows that UVSC graduates make more money than other college graduates in Utah. Utah Foundation, a nonprofit research organization, released the report entitled "What is a Utah College Degree Worth?" last month. The report examined several factors including the average salaries for 2004 graduates after their first year in the job market, the percentage of students staying in Utah, and the opportuni- To read the report for yourself go to the Utah ::o.n.crg ww.v.itchfc- ties for internships. So why are Wolverines making more money than their Ute and Cougar peers? "UVSC graduates are much more likely to have i. studied business, computer science, or otherhigher-paying, career-oriented subjects, which gives them a statistical edge in salary rankings," said Richard Pak who works as a research analyst for Utah Foundation.Associate Vice President and UVSC spokesperson Derek Hall sees the report ; as proof that the college ; knows what the local mar- ket wants. "Our process for ; adding new degrees relies heavily on the research we ; do, showing that there is a ; market for. graduates with j the skills employers are asking for." Hall said. Keith Lue, assistant director of the school's Career Services and Student Employment department, thinks there might be other factors affecting the bottom lines of UVSC grads. "My guess is that a higher percentage of our stu- See REPORT-A2 The Future of UVSC IT f K '.;.t. 'ir i. ... , I 4 V' - iti OS - ' Sf Courtesy PhotoCollege Relations The Digital Learning Center, seen here in a recent architectual rendering, tops the list of buildings that the state legislature will be voting om in the upcoming session. To read more about the DLC go to A4. Part 1ofa3 part series Surprising news from financial aid Budget cuts could slash into funds used for higher education Jon Long News Writer Brett Nielsen, a junior at Utah Valley State, is working on finding out why his grants are not covering his tuition as a full time student. Nielsen is feeling the pinch like many other students after when last month's Senate vote utting $12.7 billion from student aid. These are the largest cuts to student aid in history. If the new deficit budget passes on capitol hill it will increase the need of students throughout the nation. All this comes as news to Nielsen, a political science major. "It makes you want to hurry and reapply," said Nielsen. "I follow politics closely and I have not heard about it," he added. Nielsen was reacting to news of the proposed cuts at stake with the passing of the "Budget Reconciliation" bilL The proposed cut includes $12.7 billion dollars in student grants and loans. This is not the only affect the new bill would have, according to UAH College Democrats, these cuts will cost the average student an additional $5,800 for his or her student loans. The bill would also repeal plans to lower the student loan interest rate cap to 6.8 percent and in turn raises the cap to 8.25 percent. Increased interest rates could drive additional qualified students away from a higher education. Currently 200,000 eligible high school graduates forgo college each year and 63 percent of those attending school work 35 or more hours a week. The budget cuts have been coined the "Raid on Student Aid." Students may face new problems since the "Budget Reconciliation" bill significantly revises the Higher Education Act, which helps guarantee low and middle class Americans that could attend an institution of higher education. The new challenges presented to students will come in the form of increased tuition, shrinking financial aid, and an increase in the average college debt. Rather than cutting lender subsidies, the bill derives approximately 70 percent of its savings from higher loan interest rates for borrowers and redirecting excessive student and parent payments to private lenders. See MONEY-A4

MONDAY JANUARY 9 2006 WWW.NETXNEWS.NET VOLUME XXXIV NO. XY A little Wolverine Wisdom B4 ' ,.. W ') 6 j.,f.Vl V ! i Should football be our future? A7 IS o Campus ready for MLK Commemoration Southern Poverty Law Center co-founder Morris Dees Jr. will be delivering the keynote speech for UVSC's 12th Annual Mar- tin Luther King K , Jr. Commemoration taking place Jan. 10-11. A3 Pop Art at the Woodbury UVSC's own Woodbury Art Museum is now featuring some of the works by famous Pop artisits like Warhol and Lichensfein. CI Wolverines claw the Sun Devils In the biggest win in UVSC history the Men's Basketball team beat Arizona State 75-74 in Tempe. C6 Silverman is magic! Shocking comic Sarah Silverman belts out dirty songs and edgy jokes in Jesus is Magic. B3 9 Pop Art exhibit, Woodbury Gallery, through Feb.4. Morris Dees, Ragan Theater, 10 a.m. I I MLK Commemoration, schedule of events on A3 DD Patrick Combs, Ragan Theater, 12 p.m. MLK Commemoration, schedule of events on A3 0(? Fr. Imad Moustapha, Ambassador of Syria, Yi LA101, 10 a.m. D! Final Day for Homecoming Parade Resgistration UVSC girads gefi fiGne gireeon New report shows that when it comes to first-year salaries Wolverines make the most Vegor Pedersen News Writer X 'X f ith the state's legislative ses- s I sion just around the corner V V UVSC got some good news as a recent report shows that UVSC graduates make more money than other college graduates in Utah. Utah Foundation, a nonprofit research organization, released the report entitled "What is a Utah College Degree Worth?" last month. The report examined several factors including the average salaries for 2004 graduates after their first year in the job market, the percentage of students staying in Utah, and the opportuni- To read the report for yourself go to the Utah ::o.n.crg ww.v.itchfc- ties for internships. So why are Wolverines making more money than their Ute and Cougar peers? "UVSC graduates are much more likely to have i. studied business, computer science, or otherhigher-paying, career-oriented subjects, which gives them a statistical edge in salary rankings," said Richard Pak who works as a research analyst for Utah Foundation.Associate Vice President and UVSC spokesperson Derek Hall sees the report ; as proof that the college ; knows what the local mar- ket wants. "Our process for ; adding new degrees relies heavily on the research we ; do, showing that there is a ; market for. graduates with j the skills employers are asking for." Hall said. Keith Lue, assistant director of the school's Career Services and Student Employment department, thinks there might be other factors affecting the bottom lines of UVSC grads. "My guess is that a higher percentage of our stu- See REPORT-A2 The Future of UVSC IT f K '.;.t. 'ir i. ... , I 4 V' - iti OS - ' Sf Courtesy PhotoCollege Relations The Digital Learning Center, seen here in a recent architectual rendering, tops the list of buildings that the state legislature will be voting om in the upcoming session. To read more about the DLC go to A4. Part 1ofa3 part series Surprising news from financial aid Budget cuts could slash into funds used for higher education Jon Long News Writer Brett Nielsen, a junior at Utah Valley State, is working on finding out why his grants are not covering his tuition as a full time student. Nielsen is feeling the pinch like many other students after when last month's Senate vote utting $12.7 billion from student aid. These are the largest cuts to student aid in history. If the new deficit budget passes on capitol hill it will increase the need of students throughout the nation. All this comes as news to Nielsen, a political science major. "It makes you want to hurry and reapply," said Nielsen. "I follow politics closely and I have not heard about it," he added. Nielsen was reacting to news of the proposed cuts at stake with the passing of the "Budget Reconciliation" bilL The proposed cut includes $12.7 billion dollars in student grants and loans. This is not the only affect the new bill would have, according to UAH College Democrats, these cuts will cost the average student an additional $5,800 for his or her student loans. The bill would also repeal plans to lower the student loan interest rate cap to 6.8 percent and in turn raises the cap to 8.25 percent. Increased interest rates could drive additional qualified students away from a higher education. Currently 200,000 eligible high school graduates forgo college each year and 63 percent of those attending school work 35 or more hours a week. The budget cuts have been coined the "Raid on Student Aid." Students may face new problems since the "Budget Reconciliation" bill significantly revises the Higher Education Act, which helps guarantee low and middle class Americans that could attend an institution of higher education. The new challenges presented to students will come in the form of increased tuition, shrinking financial aid, and an increase in the average college debt. Rather than cutting lender subsidies, the bill derives approximately 70 percent of its savings from higher loan interest rates for borrowers and redirecting excessive student and parent payments to private lenders. See MONEY-A4